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Congress tries to give president line-item veto (AP)

AP – The Republican-led House is trying to give President Barack Obama the line-item veto, a power over the purse that has been sought by both Republican and Democratic presidents.
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Russia reaches lake under Antarctica (AP)

AP – After more than two decades of drilling, Russian scientists have reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake in Antarctica that had been hidden under miles of ice for 20 million years, potentially holding life from the distant past and a clue to the search for life on other planets.
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Donovan says Kentucky has champions’ ‘disposition’ (AP)

Kentucky's Anthony Davis (23) shoots over Florida's Patric Young during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Kentucky won 78-58. (AP Photo/James Crisp)AP – Florida coach Billy Donovan handicapped what could be the national title game in April.



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Analysis: Romney losses show conservative woes (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during an election night rally in Denver, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP – Mitt Romney just can’t shake his difficulty attracting conservatives. And that reality is undercutting his effort to cast himself as the inevitable Republican presidential nominee and prolonging a race that each day exposes deep divisions within the party.



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Mrs. Obama beats Fallon in WH fitness challenge (AP)

In this image released by The White House, first lady Michelle Obama participates in a tug of war with television host Jimmy Fallon in the Blue Room of the White House during a taping of 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,' for the second anniversary of the 'Let's Move!' initiative on Jan 25, 2012, at the White House in Washington.  The segment is scheduled to air on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/The White House, Chuck Kennedy)AP – Michelle Obama and “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon turned the White House into a playground to promote the first lady’s “Let’s Move!” fitness campaign.



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House GOP introduces its insider trading bill (AP)

In this photo provided by NASA, the full moon rises above the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, as seen from Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)AP – House Republicans have introduced their version of a bill to ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials, and have added provisions to bar lawmakers convicted of a felony from collecting their government pensions.



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Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath (AP)

AP – Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
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AP Interview: Homecoming inspires wounded Marine (AP)

In this Jan. 31, 2012 photo, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson checks his cell phone for messages after working out at his home in Jacksonville, Ala. Tomlinson was badly injured in Afghanistan and is now using a wheelchair because of paralysis. Tomlinson's hometown gave him a homecoming celebration that he said inspired him to work even harder on his rehabilitation. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)AP – Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson had a fear worse than death.



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Mo. teen described as thrill killer by prosecutors (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2009 file photo, Alyssa Bustamante, 15, listens during a brief hearing where her attorney entered not guilty pleas on her behalf to charges of armed criminal action and first-degree murder in Cole County Circuit Court in Jefferson City, Mo. Bustamante, who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl, wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an 'ahmazing' and 'pretty enjoyable' experience — then headed off to church with a laugh. The words written by Bustamante were read aloud in court Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, as part of a sentencing hearing to determine whether she should get life in prison or something less for the October 2009 murder of her neighbor, 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten, in a small town west of Jefferson City. (AP Photo/Kelley McCall, Pool, File)AP – A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a young neighbor girl faces the possibility of life in prison when she’s sentenced Wednesday morning.



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US-Forschung zur Strategie, um Gewalt zu stoppen in Syrien (AP)

AP -. Die Vereinigten Staaten zu sein scheint von Antworten auf das, was mit Syrien



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